The Velvet Underground

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YACHT Stays Eerily True to The Velvet Underground’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror”

3:08 PM — May 30 —
Source: Cover Me

It was just a little over a month ago that we first heard YACHT 's electropop version of Brigitte Fontaine's " Le Goudron."Read More

Five Good Covers: Jesus (The Velvet Underground)

5:21 PM — May 4 —
Source: Cover Me

Five Good Covers presents five cross-genre reinterpretations of an oft-covered song. Read More

Listen: Kiki - 'Venus In Furs' (The Velvet Underground) x 'Thrown Like Jacks' (Evian Christ)

1:58 AM — May 1 —
Source: The Four Oh Five

Kiki from King Midas Sound has recently reworked 'Venus in Furs,' one of the landmark tracks from The Velvet Underground's 1967 debut The Velvet Underground & Nico. The modern twist is backed by Evian Christ's 'Thrown Like Jacks.' Read More

The Velvet Underground

2:03 PM — Apr 12 —
Source: The A.V. Club

The more devotion a genre or series or subculture inspires, the easier it is for the uninitiated to feel like they're on the outside looking in. Read More

Andy Warhol Foundation Seeks to Dismiss Velvet Underground Lawsuit

4:01 PM — Mar 21 —
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

The Andy Warhol Foundation is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by The Velvet Underground over the famous banana image that adorns its classic 1967 album, The Velvet Underground & Nico. In the motion, the Warhol Foundation makes the point that the band hasn't been in existence for 40 years, doesn't have a current licensing program on the claimed trademark and is under no legal threat so it can't pursue a case. Read More

The Velvet Underground

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The Velvet Underground